--Previous Message-- : I'm up for Barsetshire, Guillermo. I'm about : 60% of the way through Doctor Thorne : (according to my kindle) and enjoying it : very much. : : --Previous Message-- : OK, so "Lincoln in the Bardo" : seems : firm. : : Any Bellow you two agree on, is fine with : me. : : I have a very short novel to propose along : CÚsar Aira's "Ghosts": : "Doctor Glas", by Swedish author : Hjalmar Soderberg. I've never read anything : by a Swede... : : I'll make my two proposals later in the day. : Also, Sterling, if you want, I would like to : read the rest of the "Barsetshire : Chronicles" during 2018. : : --Previous Message-- : Well, my understanding is that Ravelstein : is : a roman Ó clef about Allan Bloom, whom I : have no interest in. It seems to be : virtually a memoir. If I propose a : different Bellow, I might perhaps choose : Humboldt's Gift ( I do have an interest : in Delmore Schwartz) or even Henderson the : Rain King . For some reason, I'm not drawn : to Augie March either. : : For now, let's table Bellow. It certainly : would be in the second half of the year, : since I've already proposed the George : Saunders for the first half. I feel a pang : for you having to return to MS, but, I don't : know, maybe it's time. Anyway, you : certainly don't have to stay there (if you : don't want to). : : --Previous Message-- : : You could go on with Herzog and see if you : feel any interest in Ravelstein. Or if you : like, I do have Seize the Day here on : Kindle. Or you can table Bellow and if I end : up back in MS, we can read Herzog. Actually, : if you schedule it for the second half of : the year, I'd bet on my being back there. : And I can let you know by the end of the : week whether I'll be back by Christmas this : year. : : : I don't blame you for wanting to start with : Herzog; that's where I wanted to start. : Somehow, I'm not drawn to Augie March. I : wasn't crazy about Herzog, but I would like : to read it again. : : : : : : :